session 4

Title: Medicine in Space and Extreme Environments
type: oral
Description: Over the last decades numerous space missions and experiments have taken place. The use of microgravity as a tool to study new fundamentals of life revealed a substantial number of new scientific insights and surprises. Space is the most famous extreme environment but different extreme environments also exist on Earth, such as high altitudes, confined and isolated environments like Antarctica and Arctica or even submarines. Results from research in these environments can be successfully applied for the benefits of human beings both in space and on Earth. This session will cover the latest scientific results and technological achievements from medical-physiological or psychological research in extreme environments for the benefit on Earth.
Date: 2026-10-07
Time: 15:00
Room: Hall 7

IPC members

Co-Chair: Prof. Oleg Orlov, Institute of Biomedical Problems (IBMP), Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Russian Federation;
Co-Chair: Prof. Hanns-Christian Gunga, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany;
Rapporteur: Dr. Jeffrey R. Davis, United States;
Rapporteur: Prof. Alexander Choukér, University of Munich, Germany;

papers
Order	Time	Paper title	Mode	Presentation status	Speaker	Affiliation	Country
1	15:00	Agentic AI–Driven Precision Nutrition, Chrononutrition, and Multi-Omics Monitoring as Physiological Countermeasures for Astronaut Health in Analog Missions within Isolated, Confined, and Extreme (ICE) Environments	9	confirmed	Ms. Susan Ip-Jewell		United States
2	15:09	Analog Missions as Structured Pharmacology Validation Platforms for Human Space Exploration	9	confirmed	Dr. Raj Badhan	VASTX Limited	United Kingdom
3	15:18	Cross-Environment Neurovestibular Monitoring within the Asclepios Analog Astronaut Program	9	confirmed	Mr. Naveen Abraham	Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai	United States
4	15:27	Phase-Resolved Bioenergetic Pharmacokinetics Using a Digital Twin Driven by Mission-Schedule and Personalized Activity Profiles in Analog Astronaut	9	confirmed	Ms. Susan Ip-Jewell		United States
5	15:36	Electrospun Bioactive-Loaded Nanofiber Patches for Transdermal Nutrition Support: Stability and Release under Arctic Marine Extreme Conditions	9	confirmed	Prof. Filiz Altay	Istanbul Technical University	Türkiye
6	15:45	Autonomous Solar-Powered Organoid Bioprinting and Human Pharmacokinetics in Analog Astronaut Missions for Precision Space Pharmacology and PBPK Digital Twin Modeling	9	confirmed	Dr. Susan Jewell	AvatarMEDIC, LLC	United States
7	15:54	Embryo Digital Twin for Spaceflight Stress Factors: Computer Simulation of Radiation, Gravity/Acceleration, Cryopreservation, and Oxidative Mechanisms	9	confirmed	Mr. Enes Taş	Ege University	Türkiye
8	16:03	Virtual Reality System with Biofeedback for Mental Health and Wellbeing Viability Study in Antarctica	9	confirmed	Prof. Alexander Aroyo	Universidad Católica del Uruguay	Uruguay
9	16:12	Personalized Risk Stratification for Spaceflight-Associated Neuro-Ocular Syndrome (SANS)	9	confirmed	Ms. Sevilay Mete	Samsun University	Türkiye
10	16:21	The Cornell Aerospace Medicine Biobank (CAMbank): Operational Challenges and Industry Recommendations for Scalable Space Medicine Research Infrastructure	9	confirmed	Mr. Jeremy Wain Hirschberg	New York-Presbyterian Hospital / Weill Cornell Medical Center	United States
11	16:30	Characterizing Photoplethysmography (PPG) Pulse Wave Morphology Changes During Short-Duration ISS Mission	9	confirmed	Dr. József Nagy-Bozsoky	Semmelweis University of Health Sciences	Hungary
12	16:39	Continuous 24-hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure and Heart Rate Variability Monitoring Reveal Autonomic and Hemodynamic Adaptation During Short-Duration Space flight	9	confirmed	Dr. Maya Baksay	Semmelweis University of Health Sciences	Hungary
13	16:48	Space Age: A Translational Space Health Platform to Accelerate Innovation and Support Commercial–Academic–Government Co-Development	9	confirmed	Ms. Elizabeth Reynolds	Baylor College of Medicine	United States
14	16:57	DYNAMICS OF STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL CHANGES IN THE SPINE DURING DEEP MOTOR UNLOADING: STRATEGIES FOR PREVENTION AND MINIMIZATION OF INJURY RISKS	9	confirmed	Dr. Ilya Rukavishnikov	Institute of Biomedical Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences	Russian Federation
15	17:06	Nutrition and Musculoskeletal Adaptation on Earth as a Model for Spaceflight-Induced Degeneration	9	confirmed	Mr. Federico Gonzalez		Mexico
16	17:15	From Analogues to Deep Space: A Framework for Autonomous Emergency Medical Care Beyond Earth	9	confirmed	Ms. Miriam Opazo Mendez	Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC)	France

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